Explosive stripping of a material's surface
Intense, ultrashort laser pulses transform a thin layer at a solid's surface into a rapidly expanding, transparent fluid.
References:
Sokolowski-Tinten, K., et al. 1998. Transient states of matter during short pulse laser ablation. Physical Review Letters 81(July 6):224.
Sources:
Ralph Jimenez
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, M/S 0339
La Jolla, CA 92093-0339
Web site: http://www-wilson.ucsd.eduKlaus Sokolowski-Tinten
Institut fuer Laser- und Plasmaphysik
Universitaet Essen
D-45117 Essen
Germany
Web site: http://www.ilp.physik.uni-essen.de/WebAGDVDL/Research.html
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